The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-01
snecial election be ordered and held at the

special election be ordered and held at the
City Hall, under the general election laws
of the State of Louisiana for the purpose
of submitting to the property tax payers
of Alexandria the question OF q hve mn
tax for ten wears in aid of the Louisiana
and Arkansas Railroad or assigns said five
Mills on the dollar to be levied and collec-
ted annually upon the taxable property
situated within the corporate limits Of
said CITY for the period of ten consecutive
wears: provided the said Louisiana and
ARKANSAS Railroad shall construct and
build standard glage railroad from
Brinkley, in the State OF Arkansas, to and
into the corporate limits Of Alexandra, IN
the Parish of Rapides, and shall COM
mence the building thereof by the first OF
February, 1890; provided further, that
when the said company shall have COM
pletcd the aforesaid standard guage rail
road from Alexandria or Pineville to Har-
risonburg, in Catalonia Parish, then the
first annual payment of the aforesaid five
mill tax shall be paid to the said Lonisi-
ana and Arkansas Railroad or its assigns.
Be it further ordained aud enacted,
That at tile same time and place special
election be ordered and held under the
general election laws of the State of Lou.
isiana, submitting to the property tax
PAYERS the question of a five mill tax for
| three years for the purpose of purchasing
thirty acres Of land adjoining the corpo-
rate limits of the City of Alexandria, the
said land to he donated to the Louisiana
| and Arkansas Railroad or its assigns; pro-
vlded that said Louisiana and Arkansas
Railroad, or it's assigns, shall construct,
build and maintain permanently thereon
it's machine shops, repair shops, depot
buildings and terminal facilities, and to
be used for no other purposes; and provi-
ded further, that the said railroad compa-
nv shall not ask for the donation OF the
thirty acres of land provided for in this
ordinance until said railroad company is
ready to commence the construction of
their depot and terminal facilities in the
City of Alexandria. -
Be it further ordained, ETC., That the
said election shall be held at the regular
polling place Of the said city, and the bal
! lot nsed for the said election shall have
printed or written thereon ''For the Tax"
or against the Taxi and the name OF
the voter shall be written on the ticket
cast by the voter together. with the num-
Der of the vote.
Be it further ordained, etc., That the
said election be held on Monday, the 9th
day of June, 1887, and that the commits
sioners of election to he appointed make
returns of said election on Tuesday, the
28th day of June, 1887.
| BE it further ordained, ETC., That the
aforesaid taxes shall be collected from
time to time by the City Collector of the
City of Alexandria, and that he shall be
entitled to charge q per cent for said col.
lection, and that he give bond in the sun
of one thousand dollars for the said col
lection.
Be it further enacted, etc, That the fol
lowing named citizens having been ap
! pointed Commissioners of Election, this
will be obeycd and respected accordingly
) NJ. Paul, Sam Fellows, A. P. Williams
They are instructed to open the polls al
ga. M. and close same at 4p. m.
The yeas and nays being called on TIN
adoption of the above ordinance resulted
as follows:
For adoptiou-sullivan, McGinnis ant
ROsenthal.
Against adoption-Gossens and Irving
On motion the Board then adjourned
THOMAS CRAWLEY,
A. B. RACIAL, Mayor
Secretary.